Identifying gaps in one’s genealogical education requires honest self-evaluation and reflection. The genealogist will want to set annual educational goals to fill in gaps in their knowledge or enhance skills they already have mastered, taking into account learning styles, budget, & interests.

Carla Cegielski is a full-time family history researcher specializing in Ohio, Western Pennsylvania and West Virginia research. She has been providing professional research services to attorneys, historians, genealogists, hobbyists, and others since 2007.

Carla is past-president of both of the Great Lakes Chapter of the Association of Professional Genealogists and the Lake County (OH) Genealogical Society. She has volunteered as a grader for the National Genealogical Society’s American Genealogy Home Study Course and as a coordinator for the ProGen Study Group. Carla also served as Vice President of the Great Lakes Chapter of the Association of Professional Genealogists.